Category: Winter

  • Invisible path – Creating the map as you go, finding your treasure.

  • Icy winter’s beast, Facing unstoppable change, Embraces new life. A last remnant of Winter, facing the warming of the Spring’s sun and change that cannot be stopped.  Some change we look forward to, like the coming of spring after a long winter or the birth of much wanted child.  And some change confuses and scares us, like the…

  • Small and reserved Camouflaged from easy sight, Effort reveals allure. This small heather does not look terribly impressive at first glance.  It is a small, green, bushy thing with these little tiny sparks of color that have a hard time drawing your attention away from their more flamboyant neighbors.   However, when you do take the time and…

  • Blanketed in white, A quiet tunnel beckons, The future calling. Typically I would be riding this particular bit of trail but was on foot this visit, enjoying one of our rare snow falls this winter.  The sheer beauty of  this snowy path against the dark trees spoke to me.  I have always loved the idea of…

  • Weathered and flaking, Bits of self falling away, Character revealed. I feel so much like how this tree looks.  Weathered, flaking, cracked and peeling but also beautiful in an interesting way.  As much as I would sometimes love to wish away the visible signs of aging, I would also want to keep the laugh lines…

  • Stripped of all clothing, Beautiful simplicity, Nothing more needed. Another one of my forest preserve finds this winter.  I just found something beautiful in this homely little plant.  Completely stripped of its leaves, blooms, anything decorative…yet it stunned me with its simplistic elegance.  By removing everything else, symmetry and balance become things of beauty.  This simplicity…

  • Tiny russet beauty, Posing on winter’s blanket, Demanding our eye. This spent bloom was just too pretty not to shoot.  This winter has taught me so much about enjoying everything a season brings with it.  I have spent the past few winters bemoaning the fact that we do not live in a climate that is…